No shortage of ideas, but affordable housing options remain few and far between
More than 70 proposals to ease Queensland’s crippling social housing shortage will be considered by the Palaszczuk government.
Queensland Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon has announced funding of $64.3 million to purchase and lease emergency accommodation facilities in inner-Brisbane. (AAP Image/Darren England)
Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon said most of the 71 affordable homes had been proposed for regions outside of Brisbane.
Developers will submit detailed proposals for consideration with the construction of successful projects expected to start in 2024.
“I’m really pleased to announce 71 projects will now go to the next stage where they’ll submit their detailed designs,” the minister told reporters on Monday.
“We’ll see works happening as soon as next year on some of these projects.”
Housing status remains a major poverty risk, with more than half of people in public housing living below the poverty line, data from the Australian Council of Social Services shows.
The minister said the projects could be a significant contribution.
“This is really about being more creative, working with those institutional investors to really scale up affordable housing in this state.
“To tackle the impact national housing pressures are having here, we need to work with industry to look at new solutions and ways of doing things – that includes unlocking more affordable housing.
“The Housing Investment Fund means that Queenslanders will be able to continue to access critical funding for housing projects not just now but into the future.”
